All modules should respond to pitchbend, so it's up to the user to get the controller that best fits their needs. As much as I like playing bends, in the 99% of the rest of my night - I'm the singer, banging out the chords to the dance tunes that people respond most to. The controller is a much more personal instrument than the module needs to be. I just want good, solid sounds and strong dance beats - the rest comes from the moment and me.
Tonight I have to do a piano-ish thing in Avalon NJ ... a bit early for the transient crowds, but just in time for the seasonal owners that get their summer cottages ready for the heatwaves. I'll hardly turn on the drums, and I might not even use reverb on my mic .. it's an intimate setting, right behind the bar, on the beach .... gimmicks don't come off as well in this setting, so I stick to basics - human emotion and musical energy.
No pitch bend required!